hunt forward Archives

Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, nominee to be director of the National Security Agency, takes his seat before the start of his confirmation hearing in the Senate Select Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Thursday, January 29, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Cyber Command, engaged in war with Iran, gets new commander

Rudd is entering the job as Cybercom supports U.S. military action against Iran during Operation Epic Fury.

Mar 10, 2026 By Jon Harper

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 01: Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, President Trump’s nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Cybercom discovered Chinese malware in South American nations — Joint Chiefs chairman nominee

So-called hunt forward operations by U.S. Cyber Command have uncovered Chinese malware implanted in Latin American nations, according to retired Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine.

Apr 1, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Photo illustration of U.S. Army cyber soldier in operations center. (U.S. Army photo by Tài Doick)

DIU awards prototype deals for next-generation defensive kits for Cybercom

Three companies will develop Joint Cyber Hunt Kit prototypes for cyber protection teams.

Mar 12, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Capt. Richard Shmel, a 17A, cyberspace operations officer, participating in the 915th Cyber Warfare Battalion’s Field Training Exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training. (Photo by Steve Stover, U.S. Army)

Cybercom looking to combine and standardize defensive cyber kits; solicitation issued

Through a DIU solicitation, Cybercom will at last be standardizing the equipment for defensive cyber operations and combining it with gear for so-called hunt forward operations.

Apr 29, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Army Cyber Command, Cyber Flag 2019 — Participants in the Army’s Cyber Flag exercise in Suffolk, Virginia, in June 2019. (U.S. Cyber Command photo)

US Cyber Command conducts ‘hunt forward’ mission in Latin America for first time, official says

The command has deployed a team of defensive operators to a Central or South American nation for the first time, according to a Cybercom official.

Jun 8, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Maj. Gen. William J. Hartman, commander of the Cyber National Mission Force, speaks with U.S. and Israeli participants in exercise Cyber Dome VII at the Georgia Cyber Center in Augusta, Ga., Dec. 8, 2022. (Photo by Maj. Lindsay Roman)

Cyber National Mission Force Commander Maj. Gen. William Hartman nominated as deputy at Cybercom

Hartman would take over for Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, who was recently nominated to lead Cybercom.

Jun 1, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter’s Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

DOD sends new cyber strategy to Congress, releases unclassified fact sheet

The highly anticipated strategy is the first since 2018 and follows the release of the National Cybersecurity Strategy in March.

May 26, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C. March 30, 2023. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

With a replacement named, a look back at US Cyber Command’s transformational years under Gen. Nakasone

As Gen. Nakasone's time as Cybercom chief comes to a close, experts weighed in on how to view the persistent engagement operating concept he helped spearhead over…

May 23, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Cybercom working more collaboratively with private industry to improve broader digital defenses

Through a variety of initiatives, U.S. Cyber Command is using its unique abilities to discover malware and share it with the private sector.

May 18, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

(Photo by Jon Dasbach, U.S. Cyber Command)

US cyber forces wrap up deployment to Albania in response to Iranian cyberattacks

Members of the Cyber National Mission Force conducted a three month deployment to Albania as part of hunt forward operations to help bolster networks following Iranian cyberattacks.

Mar 23, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau